Real Steel (review)
This is a ridiculous movie. And yet, I enjoyed the hell out it. Not just because Hugh Jackman is in it. In IMAX. Though that doesn’t hurt.
Hugh Jackman
question of the day: Is two versions of a movie — one for kids and one for adults (like Hugh Jackman wants for ‘Wolverine’) — a good idea?
Would that make it too confusing to know which is the “real” version? Or would it be barely different from the “director’s cut” versions we often get on DVD?
question of the day: What is the most dangerous “advice” you’ve ever gleaned from a movie?
I think close to the top of the list must be the notion that you could walk calmly and slowly away from a nearby explosion without incurring severe injury.
trailer break: ‘Real Steel’
Ho. Lee. Shit. They did it. They finally did it. They made Rock ’Em Sock ’Em Robots: The Movie.
Will Smith as Robin Hood?; a Wolverine with depth?; ‘Narnia’ upsets Jesus-y types; more: leftover links
Plus: a whole ton of stuff about Wikileaks and Julian Assange…
why ‘Big’ is depressing; should Roger Ebert retire?; streaming-only Netflix; more: leftover links
Plus: Could Wikileaks have stopped 9/11?; PBS isn’t as progressive as we thought; Hugh Jackman on Wolverine 2; more…
Rooney Mara is the American girl with the dragon tattoo; Net neutrality’s swan song; is George Lucas an asshole?; more: leftover links
Every week my browser gets cluttered up with tabs for stuff that I stumble across and figure I might be able to use as a Question of the Day or a WTF Thought for the Day or grist for some other post…
question of the day: Do super actors make super heroes?
Iron Man 2 held on to the top spot of the North American box office this past weekend, adding another $52 million to its coffers and handily trouncing the No. 2 film, Robin Hood, which earned $36 million, even though the Ridley Scott/Russell Crowe adventure was new. (They jointly did much better a few years … more…
May 7: DVD alternatives to ‘Iron Man 2’
There’s only one story at the multiplexes this weekend: Iron Man 2, officially the most saturated new release ever at North American theaters. The film lands at 4,380 locations today — 14 more than The Dark Knight boasted two years ago — and will be on multiple screens at many of those venues. If you … more…
watch it: Hugh Jackman sells iced tea to Japan
It’s not a retro ad, but it is cool: (via Jezebel)
